ACCESS -The entire project area will be closed, starting October 3, 2016.
The main trail from the tennis courts to Wakefield Drive will be closed.
There will be no public access across the park between the tennis courts and Wakefield Drive.
Each of the four playgrounds in the parkland will remain open throughout the construction
Access to the parkland from Aunt Lilly La and Ossian Hall La will remain open.
There will be three points for construction access to the project area from public streets. These will be:
From the south TCC parking lot near the tennis court gazebo
Along Elizabeth Lane below Mary Lee Lane – (This entrance to the parkland will be completely blocked.)
Wakefield Drive near the stream crossing
The lower portion of the south TCC parking lot will be blocked but pedestrian access to the gazebo and tennis courts will be maintained.
NOISE
There will be noise from the construction equipment operating in the parkland.
Most work will be done during weekdays, although the contractor can work on weekends or Federal holidays.
The contractor will be on site at 6:30 am but will not operate equipment before 7 am (9 am on weekends and Federal holidays).
The work day will generally end in the late afternoon, but the contractor can work until 9 pm if needed.
TREES
There will be loss of existing trees but the design has been tailored to save as many healthy, mature trees as possible.
Equipment access paths have been designed to minimize damage to trees.
The chance of damage to root structures of healthy trees near construction access paths will be minimuzed by using protective matting
PATHS & BRIDGES
Paths within the construction area will be replaced with new 6-foot wide asphalt paths.
(Separately, THA intends to refurbish the remaining parkland paths immediately following the stream restoration project.)
All bridges, except Golden Gate bridge, in the project area will be replaced with a different design bridge.
Golden Gate bridge will be eliminated.
The asphalt paths will be sloped as necessary for the approaches to the bridges,with handrails where the slope is steeper than 10% grade.
All bridge approaches will be sloped less than many of the current wooden approach ramps.
PLANTS
Streambanks will be planted with native vegetation through biodegradable matting that protects the banks from erosion until the vegetation can be established.
A FEW MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION – (FALL 2017)
Native trees and shrubs will be planted. The seedlings will initially be only a few feet high. Some may be protected by screens from deer grazing.